Question 2 - How Effective Is the Combination of You're Main Product and Ancillary Texts?

In this post I will be talking about how effective the combination of my main prodcuts and ancillary texts are now we have made our short films.

These ancillary tasks were my Postcard and Film Review.

I have decided to talk about my own personal view on how effective I thought they was. I also received feedback from other students on how effective they thought they were having watched my short film.

I first decided to record an audio file of me talking about how effective I thought my ancillary tasks were. I printed out my postcard (front & back) and planned out what I was going to say on what I thought about it.

Posted below is my planning that I have scanned on:

I first planned out what I was going to say with the postcard. I highlighted and circled key ideas I thought about my postcard and how effective they are. I then got a sound recorder and recorded an audio file of me explaining the points I made.  

The audio file can be played below:

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Below I have re posted my postcard (front & back) and circled the key points I have talked about. This is because it is a lot clearer to see with visuals. 

Below I have uploaded some screenshots I have taken from my short film that will illustrate the points I have been making in the audio clip.

Peer Feedback:


Once I had finished talking about how effective I found the postcard and film review I decided to ask some of my fellow students for there feedback.

I asked Liam to discuss how effective he thought my film review was and how it reflective when he watched my short film. I asked similar questions to Carolyn and Matt who gave me feedback on the front & back of my postcard.

This can be seen below:

  

Liam gave me very detailed and good feedback on my film review. I learned that that the image I decided to use with Isabel and the train set was good as Isabel is the main character and audiences can relate to her when they watch the short film. Also I learned that in my film review I wrote a paragraph on the importance of the clock. Liam found this very effective as it was well explained for anyone wanting to watch the short film.

Carolyn's feedback on the Front of my postcard was also very well explained and I learned a lot through the feedback she gave me. As I mentioned in the audio clip I uploaded to Sound Cloud the font I used on my postcard was very effective. Carolyn liked it as it was childlike and creepy at the same time. This fitted with the overall message of the film so this was very pleasing.

Matt gave me feedback on the back of my postcard. I learned that the font gets the audience thinking about the small girl that is very effective. The picture of the bear and the lonely figure of the bear will show the audience that the girl is very isolated.

All this feedback was very pleasing and I feel all the work I put into my ancillary tasks paid of as they seemed to be very effective. With the audience feedback I got I established this.